# EIA Predicts Ethanol Production Will Remain Flat Through 2021

> The EIA's January Short-Term Energy Outlook keeps U.S. ethanol production at 1.03 million barrels per day for 2020 and 2021. The agency expects consumption to dip slightly and the ethanol share of gasoline to stay flat.

- Date: 2020-01-16 · published 2020-01-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55078-eia-predicts-ethanol-production-will-remain-flat-through-2021
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A flat production outlook implies steady ethanol output and DDGS supply, with no major price catalyst for feed markets.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-10-15 | [CoBank Predicts Ethanol Industry Earnings Will Remain Stable](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27838-cobank-predicts-ethanol-industry-earnings-will-remain-stable.md) | -0.1% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2026-03-05 | [Ethanol Production Profits in 2025 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20158-ethanol-production-profits-in-2025-farmdoc-daily.md) | +2.4% | +4.6% |
| CORN | 2026-03-06 | [US ethanol production, exports reach new highs in 2025 \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20163-us-ethanol-production-exports-reach-new-highs-in-2025-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.2% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2025-03-05 | [2024 Ethanol Production Profits: Regression to the Mean? - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25562-2024-ethanol-production-profits-regression-to-the-mean-farmdoc-daily.md) | +3.5% | +6.0% |
| CORN | 2026-10-29 | [Ethanol Production Hits Thirteen-Week High As Demand Falls -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/2072-ethanol-production-hits-thirteen-week-high-as-demand-falls.md) | -1.5% | — |

## Sources

- mnbiofuels.org: https://www.mnbiofuels.org/eia-predicts-ethanol-production-will-remain-flat-through-2021

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